The 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum would be the ideal day for a vote on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recognition in Australia's constitution, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says.

The Minister said May 27, 2017, a half-century since the 1967 referendum, which allowed Indigenous Australians to be counted as citizens in the national census, would be his preferred date for a referendum.

"We're going to go out and we're going to ensure that we make the most important step of reconciling our nation," Mr Scullion said.

"It will make a better nation it will complete our nation to have our first Australians recognised in the constitution, now that's not my decision, it's the decision of others, but that's certainly that's what I'm hoping for."

Reconciliation Action Plan for Commonwealth Games

The upcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games will have its own RAP, a nationwide first for Australian events.

Through the RAP program, organisations develop business plans that document what they will do within their sphere of influence to contribute to reconciliation in Australia.

These plans outline practical actions the organisation will take to build strong relationships and enhanced respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians.

The Queensland Government says it will have a focus on enabling Indigenous arts and cultural businesses to benefit from the Games.

Reconciliation Australia chief executive Justin Mohamed said it would provide a template for other major events.

"We know that Australia's a very wanted place to have these international events and to have a reconciliation plan developed at the beginning, not just for the opening and the duration of the games, but two to three years earlier, is something we'll see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be involved right through the Games," he said.

Commonwealth Games Minister Kate Jones encouraged Indigenous Queenslanders to get involved in helping to create the GC2018 Reconciliation Action Plan.

"Queensland is setting the benchmark in Australia by developing the first Reconciliation Action Plan for a major event," Ms Jones said.

"The plan will cover all four Games event sites - the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns."

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